Zurich (ots) - On April 1, 2009, Gerhard Mahrle (51), who holds a degree in economics from the University of St Gallen, will take up the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and join the Management Board at Kardex Group. Gerhard Mahrle has been CFO at sia Abrasives Holding AG in Frauenfeld since 2000. He will take over from Reto Welte, who is leaving Kardex Group at the end of March 2009. Agenda March 10, ...
Wiesbaden (ots) - Panasonic Europe is deeply saddened and distressed about the bereavement of its President and Chief Operating Officer Joachim Reinhart who passed away on 26 December 2008 after a short period of serious illness. With his energy, experience and creative power, Joachim Reinhart had ...
Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) Baar, Switzerland (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corporation announces that the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Dr. Richard Schenz as an Independent Director. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Richard Schenz as a member of Manas' board," stated Heinz J. Scholz, Manas's Chairman of the Board. "With his experience and expertise ...
Zug/Amsterdam (ots) - - Unger newly appointed CEO of leading Swiss media group Ringier - group's online growth perspective remains positive - MIH Group - Hein Pretorius takes up CEO position from Christian Unger Hein Pretorius, former COO and Business Development Director of MIH Group takes up the CEO position of MIH Internet BV from ...
Zurich (ots) - The Chief Financial Officer of Kardex AG, Reto Welte, will be leaving the Group at the end of March 2009 to take on a new challenge. The Board of Directors and Management Board regret his decision and would like to thank him for his services and wish him all the best for the future. Calendar of events 10 March 2009Annual Media Conference ...
Zug (ots) - The Swiss company AmVac AG, a biopharmaceutical company based in Zug, has announced the expansion of its Advisory Board. With the acquisition of Hartmut Retzlaff, CEO of STADA Arzneimittel AG, AmVac now has one of the most successful company managers in the German pharmaceutical industry on the Board. Hartmut Retzlaff has been head of STADA AG since 1994 ...
Zurich (ots) - The expanding Swiss location developer Location Services continues to grow: Within the new Location Group, Location Luxury Ltd. is founded together with Horst Edenhofer. As Cartier Switzerland's CEO, he has developed the brand over 30 years to its strong presence today, following the principle that ...
Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) Baar, Switzerland (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corporation moves to an independent management structure in order to enhance corporate governance. Manas is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Flottmann, PhD, as Chief Executive Officer and Rahul Sen Gupta, CFA as Chief Financial Officer. The former CEO, Alexander Becker PhD, and CFO, Peter-Mark Vogel CFA have been appointed ...
Luterbach (ots) - Nominal value repayment of CHF 3 per share, representing 25% of the net result of continuing operations - Markus Zenhaeusern to replace Robert Scherer on the Board of Directors. The 12th Annual General Meeting of Schaffner Holding AG on January 16, 2008 approved all of the proposals of the ...
Zug (ots) - AmVac AG has a new executive officer on board - Dr. Wolfgang Schmidt agreed to join the company in early December to lead its operational business. Dr. Wolfgang Schmidt is a graduated chemist who began his career with Hoechst AG in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. After a variety of stints in pharmaceutical research, he directed the site-management Frankfurt department in the lead generation research segment. ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Board of Directors of Schaffner Holding AG proposes to the Annual General Meeting, which is being held on January 16, 2008, that Markus Zenhaeusern (45) be elected as a new member of the Board. He will succeed Robert Scherer, a longstanding Board member and current Chairman of the Audit Committee, who will be stepping down from the Board at the ...
Zurich (ots) - The Board of Managers and the Shareholders of Gate Gourmet Group Holding LLC have elected Andreas Schmid (50) as a new member of the company's Board of Managers. The Board has also elected Mr. Schmid as the Vice Chairman of the Board and the Lead Independent Manager. David Siegel, Chairman of ...
Dietlikon (ots) - It has been decided by mutual consent that Pierre Muckly, President and CEO, will leave Canon (Switzerland) Ltd to pursue other interests. With immediate effect Markus Naegeli will take over as President and CEO of Canon (Switzerland) Ltd. Markus Naegeli is a Swiss citizen who's previous role was European Services and Support Director for Canon's European Headquarter in London. Prior to his ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group increased net sales for its continuing operations by 23.6% to CHF 170.3 million in fiscal 2006/2007 (2005/2006: CHF 137.8 million). Adjusted for currency effects, this amounts to an increase of 20.3%. Order intake increased by 23.3% over the same period to CHF 174.3 million ...
Geneva (ots) - Today WISeKey, the leading Internet Trust and Digital Identification company, announced it had appointed some of the leading business figures as members of its Strategy Committee. The committee Chaired by Patrick De Smedt, former Chairman of Microsoft EMEA, provides advice to the WISekey board of ...
Luterbach (ots) - After five years as a member of the Schaffner Group Management, CFO Martin Zwyssig has decided to leave the company during the course of 2008 to take on a new challenge. Until the appointment of a successor, Martin Zwyssig will continue to play an active role in management of the Schaffner Group as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Robert Scherer, Chairman of the Audit ...
Freising-Weihenstephan (ots) - Pieris AG, a biopharmaceutical company developing Anticalins®, a novel class of targeted human protein therapeutics, today announced the appointment of Dr Angelika Stern as Chief Operating Officer to the Company. Pieris has also announced the promotion with immediate effect of ...
Zurich (ots) - Hans Nützi, Deputy CEO and Head of Investment Products & Wealth Management Services, will assume overall management of Clariden Leu with effect from November 15, 2007. Current CEO F. Bernard Stalder is retiring for personal reasons. F. Bernard Stalder, CEO of Clariden Leu, is handing over the reins of the company to his deputy Hans Nützi with effect from November 15, 2007. Walter Berchtold, ...
Geneva (ots) - Kuwaiti Musaed Al Saleh appointed board member of renowned global environment group Vice Chairman and CEO of Kuwait-based National Projects Holding Co (NPHC), Musaed Al Saleh, is the first Middle Eastern representative to be appointed to the board of Earth Council Geneva (ECG). A leading global environmental group based in Switzerland, ...
Zurich (ots) - The newly formed Investment Products & Wealth Management Services division is being substantially strengthened, with Clariden Leu appointing a new management team for both the Sales & Distribution and Alternative Investment Products departments. In addition, the Biotechnology Equity Fund, the Luxury Goods Equity Fund and the Swiss Equity Fund are also to receive a new management. Marco Fiorini has ...
Zurich (ots) - Cognosense and Boxalino, two Swiss technology companies, have today announced plans to merge their operations as part of an agreement that will see the newly created corporation become a leading global software and professional services provider. The new corporation will retain the Boxalino ...
Zug (ots) - As of September 1, 2007 Ariane Meynert is joining Swiss biotech company AmVac AG, Zug, as Managing Director in charge of investor and public relations. Management graduate Meynert comes from TOMORROW FOCUS AG in Munich, a Hubert Burda Medien AG Group company where she was in charge of developing investor and public relations for several years. She previously supervised, in the same function, the ...
Zurich (ots) - As at November 1 of this year, Stefan K. Kräuchi will take over as Head of Investment Funds and Alternative Investment Products in Clariden Leu's Investment Products and Wealth Management Services division. In his new position, Stefan K. Kräuchi will report directly to Hans Nützi, who will ...
Interlaken (ots) - Jungfrau Railways are seeking a new CEO. An advertisement will appear in various Swiss newspapers on 17 and 18 August 2007. As has been known since 2006, Walter Steuri, CEO/Management Board Chairman of Jungfrau Railways will retire at the end of August 2008. The 62-year-old has worked for Jungfrau Railways since 1975, initially as head of finance and from 1994 as chairman of the six-member ...
Plan-les-Ouates (ots) - Viroblock SA, a start-up dedicated to developing and commercializing a new generation of antiviral products, today announced that it has completed its first round of equity funding led by private investor Peter Pfister, Fongit Seed Invest SA, and Initiative Capital Romandie SA. Viroblock also announced that the newly appointed Board of Directors will consist of Peter Pfister (Chairman), ...